Zoti, don't feel like you have to defend yourself. Given that BUM has a post count of one (1), it's obvious that he/she is just a troll. Thanks for what appears to be a great product (hoping to get mine tomorrow) and equally good customer service.

Zoti, don't feel like you have to defend yourself. Given that BUM has a post count of one (1), it's obvious that he/she is just a troll. Thanks for what appears to be a great product (hoping to get mine tomorrow) and equally good customer service.

heh... my thoughts exactly... I originally started on a reply to Bum, but instead, opted for just posting my very positive experience with Zoti's antenna (see my review a few posts back).

I just also realized that for guys like me, who prefer a "crystal case" (or similar product) the Zero antenna just wouldn't asthetically work for me because I would have a little semi-circle "ledge" (from the case) where and antenna should be! The Zoti antenna sits just a tad bit higher than this "case-ledge" which means it's a perfect fit for a clear form-fit hard case like mine!

Zoti, don't feel like you have to defend yourself. Given that BUM has a post count of one (1), it's obvious that he/she is just a troll. Thanks for what appears to be a great product (hoping to get mine tomorrow) and equally good customer service.

Bum has a post count of 1 simply because he has little patience for posts such as yours which have plagued TC for ages. As I usually do, I'll delete my message shortly until the next time I have something to say which might be of interest to the membership. Since I bought both antennas (direct PayPal to gadgetplus a while ago and Zoti order #4), I thought it might be useful to post my findings.

I'm not sure why Zoti should feel compelled to "defend" himself. My observations stand ,as does apparently his rather high shipping fee. Note that both antennas ship in very similar padded envelopes and that both screwdrivers are just fine for the simple task at hand. Anybody who looks at the actual Zoti antenna can clearly see that the potential for damage to the external circuit board is there, but since both both gadgetplus and Zoti offer an unconditional warranty, perhaps the only things that matter are the looks and the price.

You gotta love all those authoritative comments and praises/attacks from people who by their own admission have never seen or used the product...

I'm not bashing gadgetplus as everyone is entitled to their preference, but the ebay completed sales tell a story as well. While there's no way to know about all of his other sales, in a month's time he is only up to 13 feedbacks (all positives BTW) and about 9 completed auctions for the month of November so far that I see. I think Zoti sold more than that in the first 5 minutes that orders were being taken.

I'm not bashing gadgetplus as everyone is entitled to their preference, but the ebay completed sales tell a story as well. While there's no way to know about all of his other sales, in a month's time he is only up to 13 feedbacks (all positives BTW) and about 9 completed auctions for the month of November so far that I see. I think Zoti sold more than that in the first 5 minutes that orders were being taken.

I PMed gadgetplus directly and paypaled him, without an ebay auction. I can't stand extra ebay fees myself and figured I would save him some as well. I have my own review of the gadgetplus posted in a thread in the 700p forum, but have not seen or tried teh zoti version.

Bum has been a user since June 2005, just because he hasn't posted doesn't mean he isn't credible. He tested the two and gave his feedback.

Gadgetplus has explained several time on this board that his eBay options were limited simply because he is a new member of that site. I and many others simply bought the antenna directly from him via PayPal (as I did for Zoti's) without going through eBay.

At the risk of once again spoiling everyone's fantasies with facts, I can point out that as of this writing, Zoti is listed by PayPal as "Business Member" with a transaction count of 0, while gadgetplus is a "Premium Member" with a transaction count of 9. Who wins? Nobody! Those counts are meaningless just as gadget's eBay feedback is at this time.

Why not simply assess each product for its specific merits based on feedback from other actual users?

Yep, I did say there's no way to account for his other sales, but I wouldn't discount 13 positives so far as meaningless either. And as I said as well, that everyone is entitled to their own preference. Still though, at least on this forum, it's pretty obvious which one that is.

Got mine today as well! Man it looks sweet. My wife though I got a new phone when I showed it to her. She sure was relieved when I told her it was just a new antenna, not a new phone. I know I couldn't get enough pics when I was waiting for mine, so for those of you waiting for yours here's a few pics of mine in the Seidio Rubberized case:

Finally the quality pics and the angles I was looking for with the Seidio case. I love the way the antenna just sticks out of it. I want to order one myself, but I'm getting worried about the complaints of breaking clips (on the Seidio case).

Zoti,
I got my antenna and it looks great. I'm finding significantly worse reception however. With the stock antenna, I get 3 bars. With your shorty, I'm getting 1. Wonder if anyone who has received theirs has any data to compare.

I've done detailed comparisons of my before and after data, and so far it is identical as a fluctuating signal can be. I like to constantly check my signal. I don't know why, it's just something I do. I know almost exactly what signal I get in every area of my apartment (from constant checking), and am getting exactly the same from my Zoti antenna.

Zoti,
I got my antenna and it looks great. I'm finding significantly worse reception however. With the stock antenna, I get 3 bars. With your shorty, I'm getting 1. Wonder if anyone who has received theirs has any data to compare.

As noted before, all my tests show the exact same reception. Try to use SignalMeter to test the RSSI level.